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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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